Icouldonlyassureher(afterwhatIrememberedofhislettertome)thathewasamanwhomwecoulddependupon。
MissJillgallpossessedtreasuresofinformationtowhichIcouldlaynoclaim。Mr。Dunboyne,shetoldme,wasascholar,andawriter,andarichman。Hisviewsonmarriagewereliberalintheextreme。Lethissonfindgoodprinciples,goodtemper,andgoodlooks,inawife,andhewouldpromisetofindthemoney。
\"Igettheseparticulars,\"saidMissJillgall,\"fromdearEuneece。Theyaresurelyencouraging?ThatHelenamaycarryoutMr。Dunboyne’sviewsinherpersonalappearanceis,Iregrettosay,whatIcan’tdeny。Butastotheotherqualifications,howhopefulistheprospect!Goodprinciples,andgoodtemper?Ha!
ha!HelenahastheprinciplesofJezebel,andthetemperofLadyMacbeth。\"
Afterdashingoffthisstrikingsketchofcharacter,thefairartistaskedtolookatmyletteragain,andobservedthattheaddresswaswanting。\"Icansetthisrightforyou,\"sheresumed,\"thanks,asbefore,tomysweetEuneece。And(don’tbeinahurry)Icanmakemyselfusefulinanotherway。Oh,howIdoenjoymakingmyselfuseful!Ifyoutrustyourlettertothebasketinthehall,Helena’slovelyeyes——capableofthemeanestconceivableactions——aresuretotakeapeepattheaddress。Inthatcase,doyouthinkyourletterwouldgettoLondon?Iamafraidyoudetectafaintinfusionofspitefulnessinthatquestion。Oh,forshame!I’llpostthelettermyself。\"